diff --git a/lib/gssapi/krb5/get_mic.c b/lib/gssapi/krb5/get_mic.c
index a17c4639f..f3f7fff8a 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/krb5/get_mic.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/krb5/get_mic.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ mic_des
            )
 {
   u_char *p;
-  EVP_MD_CTX md5;
+  EVP_MD_CTX *md5;
   u_char hash[16];
   DES_key_schedule schedule;
   EVP_CIPHER_CTX des_ctx;
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ mic_des
   p += 16;
 
   /* checksum */
-  EVP_MD_CTX_init(&md5);
-  EVP_DigestInit_ex(&md5, EVP_md5(), NULL);
-  EVP_DigestUpdate(&md5, p - 24, 8);
-  EVP_DigestUpdate(&md5, message_buffer->value, message_buffer->length);
-  EVP_DigestFinal_ex(&md5, hash, NULL);
-  EVP_MD_CTX_cleanup(&md5);
+  md5 = EVP_MD_CTX_create();
+  EVP_DigestInit_ex(md5, EVP_md5(), NULL);
+  EVP_DigestUpdate(md5, p - 24, 8);
+  EVP_DigestUpdate(md5, message_buffer->value, message_buffer->length);
+  EVP_DigestFinal_ex(md5, hash, NULL);
+  EVP_MD_CTX_destroy(md5);
 
   memset (&zero, 0, sizeof(zero));
   memcpy (&deskey, key->keyvalue.data, sizeof(deskey));